TCP/IP stack - options

Hi all,

I'm new to DPDK and this group.

In order to try out some of my applications on DPDK, I'd like to know a little bit about the options that are there for protocol processing. Could someone give info about the TCP/IP stacks that could be used with DPDK libraries and applications? Quick googling gave a few names (6Wind, rump kernel tcp/ip stack, etc). But some wise words from the group could go a long way in helping me out.

Thanks in advance !
-Sujith

Hi Sujith,

NetBSD/Rump is the only open source TCP/IP stack for DPDK. Some people may have tried to port LwIP too. As far as we know, only 6WIND has a robust and fully compliant stack which provides socket APIs to the applications on top of the DPDK. I'd be pleased to get a list of options for the DPDK too:
- Rump/NetBSD thanks to Antti
- maybe LwIP TBC
- 6WINDGate's fast path TCP/IP stack
and to list them on dpdk.org.

My 2 cents,
Vincent

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Hi all,

I'm new to DPDK and this group.

In order to try out some of my applications on DPDK, I'd like to know a little bit about the options that are there for protocol processing. Could someone give info about the TCP/IP stacks that could be used with DPDK libraries and applications? Quick googling gave a few names (6Wind,
rump kernel tcp/ip stack, etc). But some wise words from the group could
go a long way in helping me out.

Thanks in advance !
-Sujith

Hi Sujith,

Wind River also has a fully integrated TCP/IP stack with network acceleration using DPKD with INP/AAE product. A few have ported lwIP to DPDK, but these stacks are not fully integrated into the whole system meaning the Linux host (at least I do not know of anyone that does).

Wind River's INP product is a complete TCP/IP stack with many more features and protocols backed by the largest embedded development company in the world. We also have a very close relationship with Intel (as we are wholly owned subsidiary of Intel)

We have a patent pending socket layer acceleration design and many more features.

Please contact [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> for more details.Keith Wiles, Principal Technologist for Networking member of the
CTO office, Wind River
direct 972.434.4136 mobile 940.213.5533 fax 000.000.0000
[Powering 30 Years of
Innovation]<http://www.windriver.com/announces/wr30/>

On Sep 17, 2013, at 12:36 AM, Sujith Sankar (ssujith) <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

Hi Vincent,

Sincere thanks to you for the email ! This is very helpful. I think I'll go with Rump kernel stack to start with, and might think about the other options later.

Regards,
-Sujith

On 17/09/13 2:01 AM, "Vincent JARDIN" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

Hi Sujith,

NetBSD/Rump is the only open source TCP/IP stack for DPDK. Some people may have tried to port LwIP too. As far as we know, only 6WIND has a robust and fully compliant stack which provides socket APIs to the applications on top of the DPDK. I'd be pleased to get a list of options for the DPDK too:
- Rump/NetBSD thanks to Antti
- maybe LwIP TBC
- 6WINDGate's fast path TCP/IP stack
and to list them on dpdk.org<http://dpdk.org>.

My 2 cents,
Vincent

Hi all,

I'm new to DPDK and this group.

In order to try out some of my applications on DPDK, I'd like to know a little bit about the options that are there for protocol processing. Could someone give info about the TCP/IP stacks that could be used with DPDK libraries and applications? Quick googling gave a few names (6Wind,
rump kernel tcp/ip stack, etc). But some wise words from the group could
go a long way in helping me out.

Thanks in advance !
-Sujith